Posts with tag: Food security
Noodle diplomacy: the G20 and the politics of instant noodles
Economy, Politics, Top StoriesCan this week's G20 Summit help to resolve the global food crisis?
Best of 2019: Talking Indonesia
Aid & Development, Arts, Corruption, Economy, Elections, Environment, Gender, Human Rights, Infrastructure, Law, Natural Resources, Policies, Religion, Security, Talking Indonesia2019 was a big year for Talking Indonesia. Here we present the 10 episodes that were most popular with podcast subscribers over the past year.
Talking Indonesia: palm oil and indigenous peoples
Environment, Human Rights, Talking IndonesiaAs palm oil plantations expand rapidly across Papua, what are its impacts on the forests and peoples whose culture and livelihoods are inextricably linked to them? Dr Jemma Purdey discusses this and more with Dr Sophie Chao in the latest episode of Talking Indonesia.
Cooking under pressure: how the poor juggle food prices
Analysis, Economy, Elections, Policy in Focus, Public health, SocietyVolatile food prices make headlines during Ramadan, but poor households struggle with them year-round, writes Rachma Indah Nurbani.
In an economy-focused campaign, how do the candidates’ policies stack up?
2019 Indonesian Elections, Analysis, Economy, Policy in FocusAhead of the final debate before the election, Dr Asep Suryahadi assesses the key economic promises coming from either side.
Talking Indonesia: rice politics
Aid & Development, Policies, Talking IndonesiaHow to provide the Indonesian population with the enormous amounts of rice it consumes each year is a perennially thorny question in the country. In the first Talking Indonesia for 2019, Dr Dave McRae discusses the politically charged issue of rice policy with Associate Professor Jamie Davidson.
Talking Indonesia: food sovereignty
Talking IndonesiaWhat does food sovereignty mean in Indonesia? How effective are food sovereignty policies in ensuring all citizens have access to sufficient food, and could the government adopt an alternative approach? Dr Dave McRae explores these issues and more with Dr Jeff Neilson in the latest Talking Indonesia podcast.